Skello, Worldmodeldata, alqem — AI for shifts, physical worlds and strategic materials — Daily News July 6, 2026
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Skello raises 200M euros to expand its AI-powered frontline workforce management platform, Worldmodeldata raises 8M euros to turn video games into training data for world models and physical AI, while alqem raises 8M euros to discover strategic materials, starting with rare-earth-free magnets.
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Skello
Skello helps retail, hospitality, healthcare and service companies manage frontline workforces through scheduling, administration, compliance and AI.
Worldmodeldata
Worldmodeldata aggregates and structures gameplay data from engines such as Unreal and Unity to train AI systems that must understand actions, consequences and physical environments.
alqem
alqem builds an AI discovery engine for next-generation materials and aims to reduce strategic dependencies in European industrial supply chains.